透墨索斯惡狐(,)是希腊神话中永遠不會被捕捉的母狐狸怪物。據說是神(可能是酒神狄俄倪索斯)派來懲罰底比斯人,而棲息在東北部的透墨索斯,頻繁地吞噬孩童。
當時的底比斯國王克瑞翁的姪子,安菲特律翁來向他借軍隊報仇,克瑞翁要求安菲特律翁幫助他捉住惡狐作為條件。安菲特律翁最終向雅典公主 借來,能抓住任何獵物的神之獵犬拉普耶斯(,意思是“颶風”)來捕捉惡狐。
永遠不會被捕捉的狐狸與能抓住任何獵物的獵犬,面對這矛盾的命運衝突,宙斯將它們變成石頭並將兩者放到天上成了大犬座(獵犬)與小犬座(惡狐)。
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